In front of Shanhaiguan, a flat and vast plain, the Yan army has set up camp tents on the spot, and began to practice every day, the sound of killing on the plain shook the sky, swords struck each other, and the war horses neighed, and the slaughter was solemn.

In the handsome tent, Zhu Quan's young face was a little ugly, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, looking at Zhu Di's unpredictable smile, Zhu Quan felt cold hands and feet.

"Brother of the Four Emperors...... Today, there are no outsiders in this handsome tent, so I opened it up and said, Brother Huang, I know why you want to borrow troops, to be honest, I don't look down on our new son of heaven, when the first emperor died, Huang Zicheng summoned the ministers to visit the new monarch in front of the body of the first emperor in Wuying Palace, I was extremely unhappy at that time, I almost didn't fight with Xiao Fan at that time, the new son of heaven is too weak, too soft, and has a heart for us uncles, I am not a fool, I understand all this, but, the imperial brother ......"

Zhu Quan raised his eyes and looked directly at Zhu Di, and said slowly word by word: "...... But, Brother Huang, I don't dare, I don't dare to risk this world's condemnation! The new Son of Heaven is designated by his father when he is alive, the Son of Heaven ascends the throne, there is the edict of his father, and there is also the support of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers, his enthronement is seen by the whole world, and I can't find a trace of fault, Brother Huang, whether I am dissatisfied with the new Son of Heaven, I can't change the fact that he is the Son of Heaven, I can only pay courtesy, if you have other thoughts about borrowing soldiers, I dare not accept it, and I can't borrow you from a soldier. ”

Zhu Quan lowered his head after speaking, loyal ministers and anti-thieves, this choice has nothing to do with integrity, in Zhu Quan's view, this is a matter of standing in line after weighing the pros and cons, Zhongjun, maybe there is, but more is fear, hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court, with him and the four emperor brothers rebelling, how can they win the next country? It's just a joke!

Zhu Di was still smiling, and Zhu Quan's answer was not surprising to him.

Rebellion is not a dinner invitation, it is just a matter of eating or not eating, this is to gamble with his own net worth and surname, Zhu Quan did not agree It was originally expected by Zhu Di.

Zhu Di looked up to the sky and snorted: "Brother Seventeen is still so straightforward, everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced, I just said casually, don't take it to heart, Duoyan Sanwei is your baby bump, how can I bear to win people's love?" ”

Zhu Quan also smiled: "Duoyan Sanwei are all Mongolian cavalry, accustomed to the wind and sand and yellow dust in the north, although it is bitter cold outside, it is their hometown, they are naturally willing to fight Tartar in the north, and they are naturally driven to the south, haha, the south is delicate and weak, I'm afraid they can't get used to it......"

A pair of brothers looked at each other and laughed, everything was silent.

Zhu Quan walked out of the tent with a smile on his face, until the curtain of the tent was lowered, and his smile suddenly became gloomy.

The pro-army guarding outside the tent stepped forward, Zhu Quan let out a long breath and said coldly: "Decree to Delu Kuchar, after the annihilation of the Tartars in this battle, everyone will immediately leave Shanhaiguan and withdraw to Daning Mansion, and they are not allowed to stay for a moment!" ”

"Yes!"

In the handsome tent, it wasn't until Zhu Quan went out that the monk Daoyan, who had been sitting silently for a long time, slowly raised his head, the rosary in his hand had been put into his arms, and his face was calm and peaceful.

"Lord Wang, King Ning's words have been made very clear, it is impossible for him to lend you Duoyan Sanwei."

Zhu Di's smiling face had already become gloomy, he clenched his fists, and said coldly: "The world is hot and cold, and my brothers can't count on it, sad!" ”

Dao Yan smiled slightly: "The prince bet on his net worth, he has to do it, King Ning doesn't have that courage, he doesn't dare to bet on it." ”

Zhu Di sneered: "Zhu Yunwen has decided to cut the domain, the only powerful domain in the world is Yan Ning Jin, our brothers can still fight with the imperial court, if everyone only cares about sweeping the snow in front of the door, when he says that the sword is added to the neck, is it still useful to regret it?" It's just stupid to be so short-sighted! ”

Dao Yan said with a smile: "King Ning is not short-sighted, but thinks that he has no antipathy to the court, and the court will not cut his domain, he thinks he has a clear conscience, but he doesn't know that the court regards the vassal king as a thorn in his side, and he will cut it quickly, he doesn't care if you have an antipathy, King Ning's thoughts are too simple." ”

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Sir, Duoyan Sanwei can't borrow it, what should I do?" ”

Dao Yan smiled heavily and said, "If you can't borrow it clearly, why don't you steal it secretly?" ”

"How to steal it?"

"As far as the poor monk knows, Duo Yan Wei's commander Tong Zhi Tulu Kuchaer is a man who forgets his righteousness, if the prince moves his heart with wealth and grain, it is not difficult for him to oppose King Ning, if Duo Yan Wei is opposed, Taining and Fuyu will inevitably follow ......"

Zhu Di frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Can such a person be used?" ”

Dao Yan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you use it for the time being, until the prince's great cause has been completed and he has won the world, then he will send Duoyan Sanwei far away." ”

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, sir, don't live up to the king's expectations."

"Your Excellency, the tents are all burned, and we have nowhere to stay when we march and camp......"

"Lord Chief, our grain, grass, cattle and sheep were all thrown into the sea of fire and burned to charcoal, and the dry food carried by the soldiers was only enough for five days, those Han people are too despicable!"

"Your Excellency, the twenty Han Chinese who assassinated us could not find any trace of them, and I don't know if they escaped or mixed into our ranks......

“…………”

A series of bad news made Ghost Power Chi involuntarily stumble on the spot, and Arutai next to him hurriedly supported him.

"I'm going to divide the corpses of those Han people! Five horses split into corpses! Immortal God—" Ghost Power was naked with his hair scattered, and more than ten strands of pigtails swayed from side to side on his bald head, and his expression was extremely terrifying.

Arutai said: "Don't worry, Lord Chief, Changsheng Heaven will definitely punish those despicable and lowly Han people, what we have to do now is how to settle the army, and how to obtain food and grass." ”

Ghost Li's eyes were blood-red, and he roared, "How to place it?" How do I know how to place? ”

Arutai sighed: "You are the commander of the first army......"

Ghost Li's red lips trembled twice, and he said sadly: "...... Tell the soldiers to sew up the remaining tents with needles and threads, and let more people live in each tent, squeeze them, and tell the soldiers that there are many big houses waiting for them to live in Beiping Mansion......"

“…… What about grain and grass? ”

"Scrape, grab another grab along the way, there will always be food!"

Arutai wiped his sweat and said: "I didn't live and didn't eat, this ...... Isn't it like calling Hanako? Otherwise, let's withdraw and come back when the grass runs out in winter......

"Nope! If this revenge is not avenged, how can I have the face to meet tens of thousands of warriors? Being slapped in the face for such a big time, do you want me to endure it? Avenge! Be sure to get revenge! In which direction did those despicable and shameless Han people flee? ”

"They fled to the southeast, and met a thousand more people halfway, and the total number of Han people who attacked my camp was only 3,000, and we have 10,000 pioneers chasing them at present......"

When Ghost Li Chi heard this, he exploded: "Three thousand? That's just 3,000 people! Three thousand men made a fuss with my camp of 50,000 people, and killed hundreds of my warriors, six thousand commanders, and three thousand commanders, and burned my tents and burned my grain and grass...... Who are the generals they are headed by? ”

"This ...... I don't know yet. ”

Ghost Li Chi took a deep breath and said: "Order, the whole army will march to Shanhaiguan, even if this despicable army escapes to the ends of the earth, I swear to kill it!" ”

The dastardly army is galloping across the steppe.

The surroundings were vast, and the same scenery quickly retreated in their eyes, and in the face of the fierce wind, three thousand people were on horseback, looking very tired, but their eyes exuded a strong look of excitement.

Three thousand men made a big fuss in the Tartar camp, killed many high-ranking generals, almost stabbed the commander to death, burned their tents, burned their grain and grass, and most importantly, after these earth-shattering things, they did not suffer any casualties.

This is simply a miracle in the history of warfare.

This literati-born Lord Xiao, how did he grow his brain? Fighting a war without losing a single soldier, such an unbelievable thing actually allowed him to do it, except for the word "magical", I really can't find any other words to describe him. This man is more wicked than a demon...... On the way to gallop, all the soldiers looked at Xiao Fan galloping in front of the team with admiration and admiration, his back was still as weak as a literati, as if a gust of wind could blow him down, but the soldiers clearly saw that in the weak body, there was a huge surging energy hidden, and anyone who dared to underestimate him would definitely pay the heaviest price.

It was really a blessing in life to be on an errand under the command of the commander who cherished his subordinates like this, and at this moment, the soldiers suddenly felt that they could completely rest assured that they could hand over their lives to this calm young man who had just led them to victory but was not surprised or happy.

Xiao Fan's prestige in the army gradually rose and expanded unconsciously. As majestic as a mountain, as deep as the sea.

Xiao Fan rode on the horse, unaware that his prestige in the army was no less than that of a veteran who had fought on the battlefield for many years, he squinted his eyes and galloped at the front, but there was a sense of grief and indignation in his chest.

In the end, he still had to flee for his life, killed so many high-ranking generals, burned their tents, grain and grass, and this time it was good, and it completely provoked the Tartars.

More than ten miles behind the team, the sky was covered with yellow dust, and the 10,000 forwards of the Tartar army were in hot pursuit, with the momentum of catching up with them and devouring them alive.

After successfully rendezating with Cao Yi and the two thousand soldiers who attracted the attention of the Tartars, Xiao Fan led them to Shanhaiguan without looking back, the battlefield was too dangerous, and a scholar like him was not suitable for the battlefield at all,—— a cheating Xiucai was also a Xiucai! Who has ever seen Xiucai become a general? Isn't that harmful? Zhu Di's bastard is so irresponsible, this time there is a chance to get it back!

During the gallop, Xiao Fan did not forget to look back, but saw that the sky was full of yellow dust more than ten miles behind him, and the forward of the entire 10,000-person team of Tartars was like a crazy dog, chasing and biting them tightly, and he would not let go.

Xiao Fan immediately sighed heavily, and said sadly: "These Tartars are too unlucky, didn't they just kill a few of them, burn a few broken tents and a little grain and grass?" Chased me for two days and two nights, there is wood!! As for being poor? ”

Cao Yi rode on the horse and panted and laughed: "Your house was burned, killed and robbed, aren't you in a hurry?" ”

Xiao Fan thought about it and felt that Cao Yi's words were very reasonable: "Okay, I can understand their anxious and angry mood...... Brother Cao, do you think that if I return these stolen things to the Tartars, will they forgive me for my impulsiveness? ”

Cao Yi thought for a moment and said very seriously: "I'm afraid not." ”

Xiao Fan said worriedly: "...... How about apologies to them again? ”

“…… I'm afraid it still won't work, Tartar is determined to finish with you. ”

Xiao Fan slapped his thigh and said sadly: "Look, look, I'll just say it, the Tartar is really small, who said that the surname of the life on the grassland is heroic?" Bullshit! ”

Outside the Shanhai Pass, Zhu Di led 5,000 light horsemen to a small hill more than 50 miles to the left side of the pass, he rode on a horse and built a pergola, squinting his eyes at the calm and verdant grassland in the north.

"Isn't there any news from Xiao Fan yet?" Zhu Di asked without looking back.

Zhang Yudao, who was dressed all over the clothes behind him, said: "Xiao Fan didn't take the initiative to send back the news, but according to our scout report, Xiao Fan led 3,000 pro-troops, and actually made the camp of 50,000 Tartars restless, and now the 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Tartar forward are chasing Xiao Fan to the death, it seems that they want to get rid of him quickly, and Ghost Li Chi also ordered the remaining 40,000 troops to follow closely behind, and they are going to Shanhaiguan to kill......

Zhu Di paused for a moment: "How did Xiao Fan provoke the Tartars?" An army of 50,000 chased 3,000 men so closely,...... Did Xiao Fan dig up the ancestral grave of the Ghost Li Chi family? ”

Zhang Yu smiled: "I don't know, it's rare to see Tartar so reckless, Lord Wang, this is good news for us." ”

Zhu Di also smiled: "No matter how Xiao Fan provoked the Tartars, at least he did a good job in this matter, and successfully attracted 50,000 Tartars to Shanhaiguan, this person does have some ability, no wonder he is valued by the two generations of emperors, but it's a pity...... It's a pity that he can't be used by this king! ”

Zhang Yu said: "Lord Wang, after Xiao Fan comes, can the last general lead the army to respond?" ”

Zhu Di's smile suddenly became cold: "Answer? Who to pick up? ”

Zhang Yuleng paused for a moment and hurriedly said, "Didn't the prince tell Xiao Fan that he would answer him in front of Shanhaiguan?" ”

Zhu Di said coldly: "Xiao Fan and Tartar, one inside and one outside, are all the king's henchmen, isn't it good for them to fight and consume?" How stupid would this king be to answer my enemies? ”

Zhang Yu was shocked, looked at Zhu Di in surprise for a long time, and then said carefully: "What does the prince mean?" ”

Zhu Di's eyes looked ahead, his expression was indifferent and cruel, and he said: "Pass the order, all the soldiers will enter the customs, and then close the gate of Shanhaiguan, and not a single soldier will be allowed to enter or leave!" ”

“…… What about Xiao Fan when he arrived? ”

"Of course they weren't allowed to enter the customs! When the Tartar strikers arrive and kill them to the ground, you can order people to rush out of the pass to annihilate the remnants of the enemy, and immediately lay down a crane wing formation, waiting for the arrival of the 40,000 main force of Ghost Lichi. ”

Zhang Yu was shocked, the prince had made up his mind to put Xiao Fan to death! At that time, the city gate was closed, there were chasing soldiers behind him, there was no way to advance or retreat, waiting for Xiao Fan, what else was there besides death?

Shocked under the pressure, Zhang Yu asked carefully: "Then the prince's five thousand light horsemen ......?"

Zhu Di smiled faintly and said: "This king and five thousand light horsemen are staying here, after the 40,000 main force of Ghost Lichi falls into the crane wing array, King Ning's Duoyan Sanwei will outflank the rear team of the Tartars from the right side outside the pass, so that all the 50,000 Tartars, including the 10,000 forwards, will be surrounded by us, at that time, if the Ghost Lichi finds that it is not good, he will inevitably break through from the left side and flee north in panic, and the five thousand light horses of this king are waiting for him here!" ”

Zhang Yuxin said sincerely: "The prince is so calculating! ”

Zhu Di laughed, his eyes were cold: "This king said that I will annihilate all the enemies outside the Shanhai Pass!" Not a single one left! The enemies of this king are not just Tartars! ”

On the vast grassland, Xiao Fan and Cao Yi still led the army to continue to run for their lives. — or an escape.

Mongolian horses have a long endurance, coupled with the Mongolian cavalry fighting, each knight basically carries three or four or even five horses at the same time, so that they can keep changing horses during long-distance runs, and they can maintain the physical strength of the war horses without slowing down.

So Xiao Fan, who was fleeing in front, was gradually caught up by the Tartars, and the 10,000 Tartar forwards were getting closer and closer to Xiao Fan, and the two sides were only one mile apart, as if they were within reach.

Xiao Fan's brows were tightly locked, and he kept whipping the war horse under his crotch, and he was anxious in his heart.

What would happen if the 3,000 men were really caught up by the Tartars? In addition to one death, it is impossible to survive, war is war, when facing each other head-on, there are not so many conspiracy tricks, all are under the sword to see the truth, in the face of the powerful Mongols, Xiao Fan knows that the frontal enemy is definitely not their opponent.

What to do? It's getting closer and closer to Shanhaiguan, but the Tartar pursuers are also getting closer and closer to them, can we stay alive?

"Brother Xiao, grit your teeth and hold up again, we're almost at Shanhaiguan!" Cao Yi gasped.

Xiao Fan was sweating profusely, his fair and handsome face was dusty and embarrassed at the moment, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "What about Shanhaiguan?" ”

"King Yan will answer us in front of Shanhaiguan, and the 10,000 strikers of the Tartars will tell them to come and go!"

Xiao Fan's smile became colder and colder: "Brother Cao, do you think King Yan will really accept us?" Can you believe it? ”

Cao Yi paused, and then sighed with despair on his face: "I don't believe it...... Are we doomed? ”

Xiao Fan turned his head to look at the tired soldiers behind him, as well as the war horses that were already foaming at the mouth and were about to be exhausted, as well as the Tartar chasers who were getting closer and closer, his mind was racing rapidly.

"Brother Cao, I dare to guarantee that even if we successfully reach the Shanhai Pass, there will definitely not be a single soldier there to answer, and the city gate is closed, allowing us to be slaughtered by the Tartars who have caught up, this King Yan will definitely do this!"

Cao Yi hurriedly said: "Then what should I do?" ”

Xiao Fan's eyes showed a resolute light, and he said in a deep voice: "I said that three thousand brothers came out with me, and I want to bring them back alive, and what I said must be done!" ”

Cao Yixi said: "Could it be that you have any ghost ideas?" ”

"I remember that King Yan said that he wanted to annihilate all the Tartars in front of Shanhaiguan, Brother Cao is an expert in leading troops, and he can annihilate an enemy army, how can he do it without a single left?"

Cao Yi said: "Naturally, the enemy army will be surrounded and then annihilated, so that one will not be let go." ”

"How do you surround the enemy?"

"Of course, it is to cut off the front road, and outflank the back road left and right......"

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "That's it, Shanhaiguan is in front, that is, the road ahead of the Tartar is broken, the king of Yan must have ambushed soldiers and horses on the left and right, if we want to live, we can't go straight to Shanhaiguan, but run to the left and right, and mix with the Yan army, so that the Yan army has to face the battle, and we have a chance to ......"

Cao Yi thought about it, and suddenly suddenly realized: "You are leading the water to the east, but doesn't this destroy King Yan's painstaking arrangement?" ”

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes and said, "What's the matter with me?" He asked me to lead the Tartars to Shanhaiguan, didn't I do it? The rest shouldn't be left to us. ”

"The Tartars are catching up, shall we go left or right?"

"Male left, female right, of course, to the left, please a good luck!"

Cao Yi raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, evacuate to the left, hold on, there is an army of King Yan not far ahead to meet us!" ”

When the tired soldiers heard this, their spirits perked up, and they supported their bodies that were about to fall, and they whipped a few times on the hips of the war horses, which were gradually exhausted.

Everyone is fighting for their own lives, the war horses can't fall, they can't fall, and if they fall, they will die.

An hour later, the physical strength of Xiao Fan and the three thousand soldiers under his command was also extremely fast, they gasped, and nearly half of the six thousand war horses that accompanied them on the expedition fell halfway due to exhaustion of physical strength.

The 10,000 Tartar strikers were close at hand, and the two black clouds and mist on the grassland were running forward and chasing each other, and the yellow sand filled the entire sky, and the quiet and peaceful grassland was full of cruel and murderous atmosphere.

This is hunting, 10,000 people chasing and killing 3,000 people, not relenting, gradually approaching.

Xiao Fan's forehead kept sweating, his eyes were anxiously staring at the distant horizon, all the soldiers trusted him, and carried out his orders without hesitation, but he had no confidence in his judgment, would there be an ambush for the Yan army ahead? What if my judgment fails? If there is not a single soldier on the left side of Shanhaiguan, the soldiers must be dead, they are too tired, and the war horses are too tired...... Is it fair to them that they bet the lives of 3,000 soldiers on a game that they are not sure of?

Now he couldn't think about it anymore, he gritted his teeth, his red eyes staring straight ahead, hoping for a miracle.

Facts have proved that Xiao Fan's judgment was correct, and a miracle really appeared.

Just when the soldiers were about to lose their hold and were about to fall, and the Tartars were less than half a mile away from them, and they were about to circle them all, Cao Yi, who was running side by side with Xiao Fan, looked ahead and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he pointed to a black spot three or four miles away and shouted: "Reinforcements!" I see reinforcements! Brother Xiao, you're not wrong! They're waiting here! ”

Hearing this, all the soldiers lifted their spirits, raised their heads together, and looked at the black dot in front of them getting closer and closer, and their tired faces were filled with ecstasy.

Xiao Fan also cheered up and said happily: "Quick! Let's lean over them! Then they disperse left and right, and the rest is left to the friendly forces. ”

As he spoke, the soldiers were getting closer and closer to the black shadow, which was thousands of neatly draped light horses, standing solemnly in front of the team, waving a huge black background and gold-edged flag, embroidered with a big "Zhu" character embroidered on the flag.

Xiao Fan was surprised, he rode on the horse and raised his hand to point forward, but his body turned backwards, and shouted at the Tartar pursuers who were almost close behind him.

"There is a wrong, there is a debtor, our boss is there!"

When Cao Yi heard this, he hurriedly turned his head and translated Xiao Fan's words aloud in Mongolian.

Then the three thousand soldiers gathered together seemed to have been put in the middle of a strange stinky fart, and everyone scattered violently, each whipping his war horse vigorously, and scattered in all directions.

The Tartars were stunned by this move of the Ming army, and the enemy troops suddenly dispersed, so that they lost their specific goal, and they were at a loss for a while.

Then the Tartars saw thousands of Yan troops standing neatly and solemnly in front of them.

"They said it was their boss, and the whole army charged in formation and killed their boss!"

The 10,000 Tartar strikers immediately gave up the pursuit of Xiao Fan, formed a cone-shaped formation, and rushed straight towards the Yan army in front.

In the light cavalry formation of the 5,000 Yan Army, Zhu Di's angry scolding came.

"Herald battle! Xiao Fan of the dog! You're hurting me again! ”

(To be continued)