"Da Ming does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, you can rest assured." Ding Yi, who put away his sword, although he was wearing a combat uniform, looked very gentle, and the previous soldier king whose face was wrapped in blood and yellow sand, constantly harvesting the lives of his opponents, judged the two of them, this is the cloak he has put on for himself in ten years, "But Shajara. Dul's heir complained to the Ming Metropolitan Governor's Office that Mamluk had usurped the throne, because Shajara had been rewarded by the Ming Dynasty, so Mamluk had to give an explanation to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"It can't be! How could she have escaped from Egypt! "This cavalry general of Mamluk obviously knows who Ding Yi is talking about.

Ding Yi laughed, showing his snow-white teeth, even if he was wearing a combat uniform, he looked so polite:

"yes, how is that possible? I don't know how you let her escape to Daming to complain, so that the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas had to cross thousands of miles to come to accountability. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty, 'If the people don't lift it, the officials won't be held accountable.'" 'Can you understand?' Very good, if no one holds a token to complain, how can Da Ming send troops to this barren land? ”

Under the gentle smile, Ding Yi even revealed a look of innocence and helplessness, which means that anyone can understand without words. So the cavalry general of Mamluk was confused, and over the years, he sent troops several times to attack the city of Suez, which was guarded by the Ming, and tried to attack the people gathered by the Ming, but without success.

He knew very well how sharp the weapons of the Ming people were, and in the returns of the merchants who were deliberately sent, he could also see the wealth of the Ming people from the goods that were traded, whether it was those exquisite glazed Meng. Or a sturdy cotton cloth, or a Ming soldier's trench coat bought back at a high price. The breathable and waterproof cloth has a collar that won't wrinkle no matter how you rub it. It's all fascinating.

In order to understand and defeat this mysterious and powerful Ming Kingdom, he even quietly learned the official language of the Great Ming.

He subconsciously thought that Ding Yi didn't need to lie to him at all, this was a big man, and he also received a tip, saying that it was a big man from the Ming people who came to Suez, so he temporarily sent a scout, and when the scout didn't return at the appointed time, he felt that the news was certain. Only to the left and right of the superior can there be masters who leave all the elites specially selected by him on the twenty horsemen.

So, what reason does the superior person from there deceive such a rich, powerful, and mysterious Ming Kingdom?

In the face of Ding Yi's questioning, he was speechless for a while.

"The envoys of the Ming Dynasty have been stationed here for several years, and Mamluk has not sent anyone to contact this matter, so it is very difficult to do." Ding Yi spread his hands and expressed his helplessness. "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty cannot tolerate such a provocation, you are a provocation to the Ming Dynasty, but anyone who dares to do so, they will be punished."

So this cavalry general of Mamluk. Finally found what he thought was the point of counterattack: "Haha, Your Excellency, you don't have to scare me with words. I know. The Tatars have taken over your country! Have they been punished? But in Egypt, the Mamluks let them die here! ”

"There are no Tatars anymore." Ding Yi was not provoked. He sat down on the soldier's open horse and spoke calmly to the captive. "That's the punishment. The Ming Dynasty is too far away, and with your backward technology, it is difficult to sail to the East to verify, but the Timurid Khanate, I think you still know, haven't you heard of the fall of the Tatars in the East? Yes, in addition to the Timurid Khanate, which fled far away, and the Golden Horde, which ran through the west of the Rakshasa State, even on the steppes of Temujin, now there are only the people of China and the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"That's how it is in China, Hungary, you should know, right? Nearly a thousand years ago, if I remember correctly, they seemed to be the Magyar tribe of the Xiongnu, and then they were also escaped by the Han Dynasty in China, and they could never go back. This is the punishment, maybe Mamluk can be continued, but not in Egypt. ”

This made the face of the Mamluk general show anger and hatred, but there was panic in his eyes, he was afraid, not only was he defeated, but also Ding someone's nine truths and one falsehood, mixed with words, planted the seeds of panic in his heart.

Cao Jixiang rushed over, and after saluting Ding and his entourage, he went to pick up the pants of those Mamluk captives, because he was very curious, except for a few exceptions, the general physical fitness of the eunuchs was not good, including Cao Jixiang himself, whether it was from endurance to explosive power, it was obvious that he was lacking, he had just seen the twenty horsemen, although most of them were hunted by Ding Yi in the end, and they were killed by rifles and grenadiers, but their posture of riding horses and waving knives was full of strength.

Taking 10,000 steps back, Cao Jixiang found it hard to believe that an army of eunuchs could defeat the elite of Mongolia at its peak.

So no matter how those captives struggled, their pants were quickly ripped off, and then Cao Jixiang squatted down to take a closer look, and even reached out to check, he soon lost interest, came back and saluted Ding Yixing and said, "Young Master, these are men who have no castration!" ”

Mamluk itself is a homonym for slave, but in any case, it is impossible to get an army of eunuchs out and still maintain a strong combat capability.

Ding Yi actually remembered wrong, circumcision does not refer to castration, but to circumcision.

"Well, it looks like I'm misremembering, or I've been mistaken by rumors." Ding Yi happily admitted his mistake, which did not damage his prestige in the army, but made the soldiers around him trust and worship him more and more, when there is enough strength and achievements as support, there is no need to use arrogance and rudeness to show his majesty.

"Write a letter and go back, choose two of the captives, and ask your leader to send someone to talk about the ransom, and if he can pay a ransom to our satisfaction, you can be released." Ding Yi said to the Mamluk general in front of him, "Shajara. The heirs of Dur did not accuse the entire Mamluk dynasty, but only the murderer of Shajara and his heirs, so this qiē has little to do with you except your chief. ”

At this time, one of the captives shouted in the Egyptian dialect, and the cavalry general, at the signal of Ding Yi, translated his words: "He also wishes to write back and ask his family to bring a ransom, if you will allow it." Your Excellency, if there is no ransom, will we all be killed? ”

Ding Yi smiled and shook his head: "No, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not butchers, prisoners of war are not allowed to be killed for no reason, you can sue your companions." But if your chiefs do not intend to pay the ransom, as prisoners of war they must work to support themselves, and as unredeemed captives, they will be placed in the hands of my men. Ding Yi pointed at Cao Jixiang, "Maybe he will castrate all the captives that have no one to redeem, so that it will be easier to manage, you know, just like a castrated horse, it will be a little more tame." But rest assured, unless they resist and do not obey orders, they will not be killed, nor will they be beaten and scolded. ”

But when the cavalry general translated these words to his compatriots, the Mamluks, who had not even lifted their trousers, screamed, clamped their legs one by one, and begged the generals to translate their words: "My family will pay a ransom for us!" O Allah! Don't let these Ming people do this to us! ”

Obviously, this is the ending that Ding Yiyi is happy to see.

After completely clearing the battlefield, about 1,500 or so prisoners were obtained, of which 40% were seriously wounded, and Ding Yi quickly figured out the reason for the collapse of the Mamluk cavalry: of the 4,000-strong cavalry force, about a few hundred escaped, and then there were only so many alive.

Even if there are 1,000 people who flee back, then it is a fifty percent casualty rate, and it is strange not to collapse.

"Young master, if they give a ransom, shall we really put the people back?" Cao Jixiang confirmed to Ding Yi in disbelief. Because Ding Yi instructed the matter so carefully that Cao Jixiang believed that as long as the ransom was paid according to Ding Yi's terms, these captives would be released.

Even Cao Jixiang believed it, not to mention the Mamluk knights who became captives.

"Do you want to bandage? A thoroughbred for every three wounded, yes, you have to sign an IOU for a thoroughbred, and then the three of you will be healed, of course, you can do without. "The medic went up to the captives and sold them their services at a real price.

The same was true of the soldiers in the cooking squad, who brought out the prepared rice: "Two Damascus steel scimitars, a bucket of rice, one bucket of rice is enough for eighty people." The scimitars you left behind on the battlefield? Captured weapons? You know it's been captured, is it still your weapon? As a captive, you have to have a little self-consciousness of a captive! ”

Many IOUs were signed, and the few captives that Ding Yi wanted to release brought back not just one letter, but hundreds of letters, and as long as he was still sane and not seriously injured and unconscious, almost all of them wrote letters to their families.

No one wants to be castrated, so even if the family is not very good, they still hope that the family can make up a ransom to exchange them back. And, of course, the IOUs they signed with the medic and the cooking squad. However, because of this, there was no change in these captives. After all, if you pay the ransom and go back, who else wants to risk rioting?

"I don't want a ransom." Ding Yi said to Cao Jixiang with a smile.

Ding Yi wanted time so that the main force led by Wan An, Wang Yue, and Li Bing and Huang Xiaoyang's fleet could arrive.

Unless Ding Yi plans to stay in Suez City all the time, otherwise, no matter how elite the soldiers of the guard regiment are, if the weapons are sharp, one battalion, even if you add the hundreds of people in the marine battalion originally stationed in Suez who can barely maintain combat strength, plus the sailors on the ship, will not be enough to conquer Egypt. (To be continued......)