Chapter 667: To Kill or Not to Kill
"Go" Li Hu raised his sword and gave an order, and the cavalry formed a crescent moon on the bank of the Yellow River, and in front of them were the Mongols of Modong with their hands raised and their faces full of horror, and further ahead was the muddy and dirty water of the Yellow River.
Wu Liji slowly fell behind, and quietly put away the Qi knife, he didn't want to kill those unarmed Modong people with his own hands.
The encirclement gradually narrowed, and the cavalry's horses clung to their horses.
Most of the Mongols did not know water, and the captives knelt on the grass, crying and pleading. A Modong captive knelt in front of a war horse and did not leave. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a long arrow shot through his neck.
Ulligi saw his hands stretched out in the air, as rough as the talons of an eagle, open and pinched in the void, as if trying to grasp something, but at last they did nothing, and lay down on the grass.
The killing began.
More and more feathered arrows were fired, and corpses were lined up in the path of the cavalry.
The captives were driven to the Yellow River, where they formed a line clinging to the water, and some of the impatient, seeing that there was no hope of escape, jumped into the river and disappeared into the yellow-brown water.
"This may be the retribution for your expedition," Uliji folded his hands to his chest and chanted a Buddha name. Grassland herders believe in Buddhism, and he is no exception.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the east, and a Chahar leader rushed out of the queue and shouted at Li Hu: "No, you can't kill them"
It happened suddenly, and Uliji couldn't help but be curious and urged him to come forward to watch, it was Gao Yun, the commander of the Chahar cavalry. He turned his head again to look at Meng He, the commander of the Tumut cavalry, and Meng He was hidden in the crowd as if he didn't see the scene in front of him.
Meng He is the brother of Geriletu. Since he and Gao Yun were transferred to Li Hu's tent, the Chahar people and the Tumuts were in harmony on the surface, and secretly there were inevitably wrestling thoughts, but the two of them had never disobeyed Li Hu's orders.
Gao Yun rode in front of Li Hu, bowed on his horse, and said, "Lord Li, they are the descendants of the Immortal Heaven, and after surrendering, they will be the subordinates of the Mongol Great Khan. ”
Like a leopard poised to stare at the Chahar who dared to offend his majesty, Li Hu stared at him. The tense atmosphere only lasted for a moment, and the muscles in his whole body suddenly relaxed again, and he said indifferently: "This is the order of Lord Admiral."
Then, his gaze turned into the distance, ignoring Gao Yun.
Zuo Ruo's orders must not be violated.
Gao Yunhan spoke proficiently, and said respectfully: "The last general wants to meet the Admiral to intercede, can Lord Li wait for a while before giving an order?"
Li Hu urged the horse to flash him and said, "I can let you go to see Lord Admiral, go back." ”
Gao Yun was overjoyed, thanked him, and urged the horse to turn around and leave.
Li Hu didn't reply, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This Mongol doesn't know much about Lord Zuo, and if he wants to change the military order issued by Lord Zuo, maybe only the regent can.
Gao Yun went away with five of his own soldiers.
Li Hu didn't care about him at all, raised his Qi knife, and shouted: "Send them into the river, and those who violate the order will be beheaded."
Uliji's heart sank, this is not showing mercy to the Chahars
He peeked and saw not far away, Meng He was as steady as Mount Tai on his horse, holding a short bow, his hand loose and arrows were fast, and a captive in the distance fell in response.
The Chahar cavalry was a little flustered, Gao Yun was not there, they stood still, looking around.
Li Hu urged his horse to the front of the Chahar cavalry and scolded: "If you don't listen to orders, are you all tired of living?" I don't know if Lao Tzu is out of the plug to help you Chahar? With a wave of his hand, he slammed the whip into the face of one of the Mongol knights in front of him, and a bloody streak appeared on the horseman's face, causing a commotion among the Chahar cavalry.
Li Hu served as the leading commander of these people for half a year, and his majesty still exists. The cavalry marched forward in hesitation.
The encirclement was already small, and feathered arrows were constantly being fired from the ranks of the cavalry, and it is not known whether they were from the Han, Tumut, or Mongols.
The captives could not wait for a savior, and more and more people were shot dead, and they finally could not bear this torture and threw themselves into the rolling Yellow River.
There may be a glimmer of hope for survival, and no matter how bad it is, the whole body can be saved.
The camp was full of busy soldiers, and the Han Chinese were disposing of seized supplies and livestock.
Gao Yun urged Ma Lian to ask several people to find the location of the Chinese army.
The surrounding scene of the Chinese army is completely different, and it is heavily guarded.
Gao Yun dismounted and explained his intention to the guards at the door. Seeing the guard's indifferent gaze, he had to identify himself and said, "The last general is the Chahar Great Khan's tent of a thousand households, and he is ordered to lead the Chahar cavalry to serve under Adjutant General Li. ”
The guard was a little more enthusiastic and said, "You wait," and turned and walked inside.
After a short time, the guard came out and beckoned, "Your Excellency ordered you to go in." ”
Gao Yun heard the movement coming from the bank of the Yellow River, and almost trotted all the way like a Chinese army.
Zuo Ruo stood on the grass outside the big tent, holding a pure white war horse in his hand, which was the mount of Wuri Genglaida, a rare good horse in the grassland.
"My lord" Gao Yun came to the front and bowed his hand, the same as the etiquette he had for Li Hu in the army.
Zuo Ruo glanced at him, reached out and gently stroked the white horse's mane. The Chahars would not sell such a good war horse to the Guannai.
Gao Yun said: "My lord, the captives of Modong have surrendered, please bypass their lives"
Zuo Ruo tilted his head and asked, "Do you talk like this to Ezhe?" ”
Gao Yun's face stiffened, he knelt down on his knees, and said, "Your Excellency, ......"
Zuo Ruo did not allow him to say more, and impatiently interrupted him, saying, "If I let them die, they must die." I can't allow you to say more, can't Li Hu control you? ”
Gao Yun said strongly: "The people of Modong have descended, and the adults will kill them all." After the news spread, who else dared to descend in the Hetao? ”
Zuo Ruo put down the reins of the white horse, walked a foot in front of Gao Yun, bent down and bowed his head and asked, "Ezhe, did you ask you to teach me how to fight?" ”
The sun was in the west, Gao Yun felt a shadow enveloping him, he felt the killing intent on Zuo Ruo's body, and his heart sank, and said, "The last general will not dare"
"Since you don't obey the command, don't stay in our army, I have a letter to give to Ezhe, so you can take my letter out of the camp."
Zuo Ruo beckoned to the secretary of the army who was standing not far away, took a letter from the secretary's hand, and handed it to Gao Yun.
"My lord" Gao Yun had to raise his head and said, "The Great Khan ordered the general to lead the troops to listen to the orders of Vice General Li. ”
"Don't you listen to Vice General Li?" Zuo Ruo seemed to be smiling, his two fingers were released, and the envelope fell to the ground, and the cover page was blank.
"The strength of the Modong coalition is still there, this letter is related to my cooperation with Ezhe, and it is a matter of importance, you can go"
Zuo Ruo turned around and returned to the side of the white horse, turned over and got on the horse, and with a clamp between his legs, the white horse neighed and went in the direction of the gate of the Chinese army. Most of the Ming army's foot soldiers could not ride horses, and he captured more than 4,000 war horses, which were not useful for the time being.
Gao Yun got up, and several guards were watching him closely. If Zuo Ruo wanted to drive him away, he knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to fulfill Amur's instructions.
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