Chapter 217: The War Ends
The morale of the 3,000 soldiers was high, and they rushed forward like wolves and tigers like 3,000 bandits who robbed their homes.
Xiao Fan rode a horse and rushed to the end, he really wanted to cover his face with his hands, it was too embarrassing! Are these people really the palace guards carefully selected by Zhu Yunwen? This is a lifetime of poverty! It's a shame on the palace...... More than a dozen pro-army guards surrounded Xiao Fan, vigilantly watching the movements around him, beware of a lone Tartar suddenly attacking Xiao Fan, or stray arrows from time to time on the battlefield. Watching the robes happily and viciously pounce on the panicked Tartars, the eyes of the pro-soldiers showed a strong look of envy.
"My lord, let's rush up too, we won't be able to grab it if it's too late...... No, you can't kill the Tartars. A pro-soldier pleaded.
Xiao Fan lowered his head and sighed, and said lazily: "You guys, don't worry about me, if you want to kill or rob you, my life is very big, and the Tartar can't hurt me......"
The pro-soldiers hesitated for a moment, but finally defeated the beast surname with reason, and honestly guarded Xiao Fan, not leaving half a step.
Three thousand soldiers from both ends of the canyon like a tide to the Tartars, the Tartars were shocked, they only saw the two ends of the canyon pouring out of the Ming army, for a while they could not judge how many ambushes the Ming army had arranged here, but they were ambushed here is certain, since the Ming army judged their escape direction, there must be all preparations, there must be a lot of Ming troops in ambush in this canyon...... The Tartars, who had just lost the battle and were extremely demoralized, were now even more collapsed, seeing the three thousand Ming troops rushing towards them as if they were not dying, and shouting some words they could not understand, the Tartars became more and more panicked, and the defeated army of nearly 10,000 people immediately became chaotic.
Ghost Li Chi rode a horse and was stopped in the Chinese army, he turned a blind eye to the chaos in front of him, but squinted his eyes to look at the canyon that poured out of the Ming army, but saw that after about 3,000 people rushed out of the canyon at both ends of the canyon, no one came out of the canyon, Ghost Li Chi carefully observed for a while, and his eyes gradually changed from panic and fear to relief.
He raised his hand and shouted in the middle of the army: "All are not allowed to be chaotic!" The Ming army was only three thousand people, assembled! We can beat them......"
Helplessly, the Tartars suffered more than 30,000 casualties in the crane wing array arranged by Zhu Di before, and the defeated army that survived had already been frightened by the Ming army, and now they were suddenly ambushed, and their morale had completely collapsed.
Ghost Lichi repeated a few words loudly, and even drew a knife and personally killed a few Tartars who fled in panic, but he still couldn't stop the general trend of the whole army being defeated and fleeing.
The defeat of the army is like a mountain, and it is not the enemy's strong force that topples this mountain, but the morale and faith of their own people that collapse.
Ghost Li Chileneng looked at the ridiculous and pitiful escape posture of these so-called descendants of Genghis Khan, thinking that the great cause had not been accomplished, the army had not succeeded, and the army was defeated, but he did not know that it would take a few years to recuperate in order to restore the vitality of the Mongolian tribes, revive Genghis Khan's heavenly might, and set up a Mongolian golden horde in the Central Plains...... Thinking of this, Ghost Li Chi couldn't help but be discouraged, and a few tears appeared in the tiger's eyes.
The Tartars cried and shouted that their mothers kept running past him, and the Ming army behind them was like Changhong, chasing and killing endlessly, and the Mongolian warriors of 10,000 people were killed by only 3,000 Ming troops, which ...... Is it the Mongolian Iron Cavalry that once dominated the world and was invincible?
The ghost power looked up to the sky and sighed, and the pathos was overflowing.
"Why doesn't the Immortal Heaven bless Mongolia?"
Arutai, the leader of the Asut Tribe, wiped his sweat and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Chief, let's also withdraw quickly, we will make a comeback in a few years, and the Immortal Heaven will definitely bless the pious Mongolian people......"
"Nope! I will not withdraw! I must not accept the shame of this failure! I want to fight the Ming army to the death......" The ghost power was like madness, raising his sword and roaring.
"Lord Chief, the situation is irreversible, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to be reckless!" Arutai persuaded bitterly.
"Nope! I'm going to fight with the Ming army! β
"Chief, ......"
Arutai persuaded for a long time, seeing that the Chinese army had fled to only a few people, and the Ming army came to cover them with the momentum of wind and thunder, getting closer and closer to them, Arutai's face suddenly turned pale, he wiped his cold sweat, and said in a trembling voice: "The leader is worthy of being the most heroic warrior on the grassland, I ...... I'll go first......"
After saying that, Arutai stopped persuading each other, turned around and turned his horse and left.
"Wait!" Ghost Power stopped him with a blue face.
Arutai's face was pale, and he looked at Ghost Lichi almost pleadingly: "Lord Chief, the Asut Ministry needs my leadership......"
Ghost Lichi was silent for a while, and said hatefully: "...... Let's go! β
Arutai: "............"
The 3,000 soldiers were like bamboos all the way, the Tartars were defeated and retreated quickly, and they could hardly organize any effective resistance, and their morale was exhausted, they could not even raise the courage to hold a sword, and the Ming army pursued and killed like a rising tide, and the Tartars were defeated like a rising tide.
Under the escort of the pro-army, Xiao Fan rode his horse and gradually caught up, just in time to see Gui Lichi and Arutai pulling their horses to retreat at the end of the defeated army of the Tartars.
Xiao Fan saw that these two people were dressed much more luxuriously than other Tartars, and in the midst of the chaos, although they were defeated and fled, they still seemed unhurried, and there were many Tartar guards around, especially next to them, there was a totem embroidered with a blue wolf.
Xiao Fan's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand to point at the ghost Li Chi and Arutai who were hundreds of feet away in front of him and shouted: "Those two must be the big names in the Tartar army, intercept them!" β
When the surrounding soldiers heard this, they did not hesitate to hit their horses and get on.
Ghost Li Chi and Arutai were not in a hurry on the surface, but their bodies on the horses trembled slightly, and their faces turned a little pale.
"Chief, shall we run faster?"
ββ¦β¦ Good! β
The two of them immediately pumped their horses vigorously and quickly rushed north.
Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows, and also hit the horse and galloped after him.
When the generals saw Lord Xiao chasing the enemy in person, their morale suddenly became more and more high, but some generals of hundreds of households and thousands of households thought more complicatedly.
Lord Xiao is a Qincha, the commander of their 3,000 people, and now he is personally chasing and killing Tartars, this limelight cannot be robbed of him in any case, otherwise he will commit a taboo in officialdom, and he will want to be promoted in this life...... This is an unwritten rule in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, to speak to let Shangguan speak first, to toast to wait for Shangguan to drink first, to sit in a seat to wait for Shangguan to sit first, to hunt in the paddock to ask Shangguan to shoot the first arrow first, and so on...... Now chasing and killing the Tartars, Lord Xiao is fighting bravely, and he has taken a fancy to the big man in the Tartar army at a glance, and this miraculous feat of slashing the enemy chief naturally has to let him set up, otherwise he will steal the limelight of the adults and wipe the face of Lord Xiao, and it will be difficult for him to mix up in the army in the future.
So the generals of hundreds of households hurriedly raised their hands, and forcibly ordered the soldiers under their command to slow down their horses and keep a distance of about dozens of zhang from Xiao Fan...... A young man who looks like a weak scholar, riding a fast horse, holding the reins in one hand and holding a slingshot in the other, unaware that the Ming soldiers around him have become farther and farther away from him, still shouting and chasing a group of Tartars, the image is so heroic that it is a mess, and it is Zhao Zilong who is alive and well......, "Dog Tartar, take your life-" Xiao Fan rode on the horse and released the reins, grabbed a steel pellet in his hand, pulled the slingshot, aimed, and fired...... The ghost Li Chi who fled in front of him did not react, and it was obvious that he missed the ...... "Take your life again-" Xiao Fan was not discouraged and continued to fire...... After counting the pills, Oni Richi still ran happily.
Xiao Fan was furious: "Damn! Count your fortune! β
ran for dozens of zhang, and the ghost power in front of him turned back inadvertently, but saw that there was only one person and one horse in the Ming army chasing them closely, and the ghost power was so frightened and angry, the invincible Mongolian iron cavalry in the world was so weak? It's a shame that a group of people were single-handedly pursued by a Ming army for so far!
"The Tartar in front, dare to stop the horse and fight to the death with us?"
The slingshot was sparsely leveled, and Xiao Fan had no choice but to use the agitation tactic.
Ghost Li Chi rode on the horse so angry that his eyes were red, as the leader of the Mongols, he naturally knew a few words of Chinese, and he chased and killed a group of them alone, and he dared to say so wildly, what have the soldiers of the Ming army eaten in recent years? Are you so fat?
"Who is so arrogant?" Ghost Power Chi turned around and shouted in stiff Chinese.
"The commander of the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Jingshi, Xiao Fan!"
The ghost power was red and bearded, and in anger, he suddenly reined in the horse, and slowly turned the horse's head, and the other Tartars saw that the leader stopped, so they had to stop as well, and all the Tartars turned around together and rode their horses to Xiao Fan.
"If you want to fight, I will fight!"
The ghost power hissed and roared out a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages in Genghis Khan's war book to the country of Hua Thornzim.
Dozens of Tartars quickly gathered into a formation and rushed towards Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows, raised his hand without flinching, and shouted: "Kill the enemy to serve the country, make meritorious contributions, and this is the time!" Soldiers, kill meβ"
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There was no reaction behind him.
Xiao Fan looked back in amazement, and then saw the most terrifying and terrifying scene in his life...... I saw nearly a thousand soldiers riding horses slowly, swaying on the grass dozens of zhang away from him, their expressions were leisurely as if they were on an outing in spring, a comfortable and pleasant state, and in front of him, dozens of Tartars gathered in a charging formation like a strong wind, which was sweeping towards him very quickly, as fast as lightning and as fast as thunder...... And he himself, like a little sheep without resistance, stood alone in the middle of the two sides, so helpless and frightened, so stark and outstanding...... Xiao Fan's tears fell.
ββ¦β¦ you uncle! β
Without hesitation, turning the horse's head, Xiao Fanfei also fled backwards, followed by dozens of crazy Tartars.
Seeing that the Tartars did not flee to counterattack, the soldiers of the Ming army were also dumbfounded, and after a while, they beat their horses angrily to meet Xiao Fan, and shouted together: "Protect your lord!" β
More than a thousand soldiers rushed up, and instantly burst out with an amazing momentum, which was much more magnificent than the formation of dozens of Tartars.
Ghost Li Chi saw Xiao Fan fleeing, and saw the Ming army rushing up, if he hesitated any longer, I am afraid that everyone's surname will not be guaranteed.
Ghost Li Chi immediately reined in his horse and said hatefully: "Let's retreat!" β
The Tartars obeyed, turned and ran.
As he galloped on his horse, Ghost Li Chi turned his head, his eyes were as dark and sharp as a falcon, and he looked at Xiao Fan carefully, as if he had memorized his appearance in his heart.
Xiao Fan was finally greeted by his own soldiers, he was pale and panting in the crowd, looking like he was palpitating and frightened.
The soldiers came up and slapped their ass.
"The adults are brave and martial, both civil and military, and they kill the enemy chieftain for miles alone, and they are really heroes of the world......"
"Get out of here!"
The Ming army died down, and the battle was over.
Summing up the results of the battle, under the command of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, the 50,000 army of Tartars suffered heavy casualties, a total of more than 40,000 enemies, the enemy chieftain Ghost Lichi, Arutai fled in panic, and only led thousands of remnants of the army to flee back to the grassland.
After the ghost Li Chi fled back to the grassland, the Northern Yuan Khan Kun Timur took advantage of the situation to win over the leaders of the tribes, and gradually got the oath of allegiance from many leaders.
After the battle, Xiao Fan, the lord of the Qincha, gained a lot, including the sudden decapitation of the Tartar battalion, the assassination of three Tartar commanders, six thousand-commanders, burning the camp and burning grain, provoking the ghost power to pursue with all his might, and finally successfully introduced the Tartars into the trap laid by Zhu Di, and ambushed them after the defeat of the Tartars, killed thousands of Tartars, and collected countless horses and weapons...... "What thousands?" Obviously killed more than 10,000! Xiao Fan was very unhappy and glared fiercely at the clerks who accompanied the army.
"Huh? Yeah! The adults killed more than 10,000 Tartars......" The scribe was very aware of the current affairs and changed the report.
Xiao Fan touched his chin and muttered: "The lone army is in danger, leading the Tartars into the Yan, and sending out ambushes to chase and kill more than 10,000 remnants of the Tartars, in comparison, although King Yan has killed more people than me, it is obvious that his technical content is definitely not as high as mine, in my opinion, the first person to make the contribution in this battle is none other than me......"
The scribe opened his mouth wide, this time he didn't dare to hesitate, and honestly recorded Xiao Fan's words in the newspaper...... Xiao Fan took the report, read it carefully, and then smiled with satisfaction.
After stamping the Great Seal of the Qincha, Xiao Fan instructed: "Six hundred miles to hurry, send the report to the Beijing Division, and present it to the Son of Heaven for a ......."
The scribe said cautiously: "...... My lord, what if King Yan's report is not the same as yours, my lord? β
The battle exploits are so blatant, this Lord Qincha can be regarded as the first in ancient and modern times.
"The Son of Heaven will definitely believe me, King Yan likes to exaggerate everything, and there are many untruths, he is really not very reliable......" Xiao Fan said solemnly, and his tone was extremely determined.
Clerk: "............"
The leader returned to Shanhaiguan, and Xiao Fan saw Zhu Di.
Zhu Di was dressed in military uniform, standing quietly on the towering tower of Shanhaiguan, holding his sword in one hand, and looking at the vast grassland in the north with a solemn expression.
Annihilated tens of thousands of Tartars, but his face did not have the slightest sense of pride in the victory, but was heavy and solemn.
Xiao Fan stood behind him, looking at his back fixedly, and an indescribable emotion suddenly surged in his heart.
Is Zhu Di a good person? He has ambitions in his chest, plots against him, has 100,000 heroes, looks down on the Nanjing court, waits for an opportunity to make a rebellion, and dreams of one day facing the south and turning his back to the north to become the king, which is simply a typical chaotic minister and thief.
Is Zhu Di a bad guy? In order to defend the integrity of the territory of the Han people, he commanded his soldiers to kill the Tartars and resist foreign invasions.
Good and bad, these two words are too thin, and they are so pale and powerless when used on his body.
Xiao Fan couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, if God could eliminate the ambition in his heart and let him only be a famous general who defends the territory for life and is loyal to the imperial court, how good it would be!
After settling down, Xiao Fan gave Zhu Di a long look very formally, and said sincerely: "I wish the prince a victory, and this amazing feat." β
Zhu Di turned his head, pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, and said: "Lord Xiao, if you talk about military exploits, you are more outstanding than this king, you led the lone army into the grassland, assassinated several Tartar generals, burned the camp and burned grain, attracted the ghost power into the king's crane wing array, and set up an ambush on the way to the defeat of the Tartars outside the pass...... Speaking of which, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid this battle wouldn't have reaped such fruitful results, and this king has to thank you for being ......"
Xiao Fan said in fear: "The lower officials are embarrassed, and they are ashamed!" The subordinate officials don't know anything about military affairs, they are completely indiscriminate, and when they think of where to fight, they get an axe from the class, and the prince laughs......"
Zhu Di looked at Xiao Fan for a long time, his eyes were very complicated, and after a while, Xiao Ran sighed: "It's a pity that you can't be used by this king, it's a pity that ......."
"The lower officials are used by the Son of Heaven, the prince...... It is also used by the Son of Heaven, isn't it? Xiao Fan stared at Zhu Di with burning eyes.
Zhu Di forced a smile to himself, turned his head and continued to look at the vast grassland outside the pass, and replied to the question: "The rivers and mountains are picturesque, how many heroes are there at one time!" Lord Xiao, such beautiful and magnificent rivers and mountains, I don't know when it will return to tranquility, and there will no longer be that sword and beacon fire? β
"The prince has this ambition, the northern Xinjiang must be solid, and the Son of Heaven is far away in Beijing, so he can sit back and relax."
Zhu Di suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed: "The ambition of this king is not just to defend the northern frontier......"
Xiao Fan's eyelids jumped a few times, Zhu Di's words were a little blatant, what was his intention in saying this to himself, the minister who represented the Son of Heaven?
"Everyone has their own ambitions, presumably the prince is as ambitious as a bird, and he is beyond his reach?" Xiao Fan cautiously probed.
Zhu Di sneered, stared at Xiao Fan sharply, and asked, "Lord Xiao's ambition, can you tell this king?" β
Xiao Fan said without thinking: "The wife and children are hot on the kang, and the upper kang knows the girls and the lower kang knows the shoes......"
ββ¦β¦ Do you have higher aspirations? β
"The kang is a little bigger, and the girls are a little more ......"
"Can it be a little higher and farther?"
"The body is weak, no matter how much it is, it can't stand it......"
Zhu Di sighed: "I really don't agree with you, and I don't speculate......"
(To be continued)