The next morning, the sun had just risen. Outside Yanqi City, there is a somewhat dilapidated but very large shepherd's manor by the Kaidu River. Zabtaiji and Li Jiekun have been here for two days with the main force of the Khan's guards.

Although they met Kuburi, the military advisor of the Kokand army, the Kokand people did not seem to be in a hurry to discuss any so-called "big things", but just kept sending good wine and meat......

Although Zabudaiji was anxious, he could only be patient here. They don't even know what the earth-shattering things are happening in the tribal camp.

Under the pergola of the estate. Zabu Taiji and Li Jiekun were depressed and began to drink in the morning to relieve their sorrows.

Li Jiekun asked a little anxiously, "Zabu Taiji, when can we go back to the tribe?" I think it's a waste of time here, and I can't get anything done......"

Zabutaiji took a sip of wine and said helplessly: "The people of Kokand let us come, and they haven't explained what they want to discuss until now. I don't know what medicine they want to sell in their gourd? …… Hatton told us to stabilize them here first, take our time, and act when the opportunity arises. You can't be in a hurry! ”

Li Jiekun said angrily: "These Kokand troops are really inferior to beasts!" Not only did they kill all the wounded and captured soldiers, but they hung their heads on the walls; and killed all the villagers who could not hand over their food; Now they are still searching the whole city for food and robbing women...... This Yanqi City has truly become a hell on earth! ”

Ao Tuhai, an old Mongolian man in this manor, was pouring water for them with a kettle, listening carefully to their every word......

Hearing the neighing of the horse, Zabutaiji noticed that under the big willow tree a little farther away, there was a sturdy red horse tethered; Although he didn't have a saddle, he could tell at a glance that it was a military horse that could go to war. Zabudaji was very puzzled in his heart, so he gave Li Jiekun a look.

Li Jiekun turned around and took a closer look, and was also shocked! whispered: "This is a war horse!" Zabtaiji nodded slightly. He turned around and said slowly to Ao Tuhai: "Old man, you have a good horse!" …… Is there anyone in the family who is in the military? ”

Ao Tuhai didn't answer right away, and continued to add water to the bowl again...... I looked at the guards sent by the Kokand army at the gate of the courtyard with guns. He whispered:

"Zabtaiji, please take a step to speak."

Zabudaiji looked at the mysterious appearance of the god of the sea in Otu, and became even more puzzled, so he got up and followed Otuhai into the house.

Ao Tu Customs went to the door of the house and whispered: "I am relieved to hear what you just said. I want to take you to meet someone......"

Zabudaiji was even more puzzled at this time, and asked in surprise, "See someone?" Who to meet? ……”

Ao Tuhai opened the back door of the house and whispered, "Please come with me." ”

Ao Tuhai took Zabudaiji to a rather secluded hay house in the manor near the river. He looked around warily and opened the small door of the hay house.

Zabutaiji followed Ao Tuhai into the forage room, turned around and closed the door. The two walked through a narrow passage filled with hay and saw a man lying on straw. The man was wrapped in a green cloth around his chest, which had been stained red with oozing blood, and he was badly wounded.

Zabudaiji asked Ottuhai, "Do you say this is the man?" ”

Ao Tuhai nodded, crouched down and prepared to change the dressing for this man's wound.

Zabudaiji also squatted down, looked at it carefully, and was surprised! Extremely surprised, he shouted, "Commander Ouyang? ……”

Ao Tuhai whispered: "When General Ouyang was fighting a few days ago, he was shot twice by others, and even his men and horses fell into the Kaidu River...... When the man fainted and died, his horses carried him to us......

"My wife and I heard the fighting, so we hid in the reeds by the river. I saw horses and people standing on the dunes in the middle of the river......

"When you bring people back, there's only one breath left. I've been in a coma and only woke up yesterday......"

It dawned on Zabudaiji at this time! The respect for the old man arose spontaneously, and said to Ao Tuhai:

"The old man is really righteous! This is the general of the country, the brother of my Zabu for many years! …… Zabu is courteous! ”

said that he hurriedly saluted Ao Tuhai. Ao Tuhai hurriedly supported Zabudaiji and said, "It is the Buddha who appears and the Bodhisattva blesses ......."

Ouyang Xiong is the deputy commander of the garrison camp in Yanqi City, and he is usually very good with Zabu Taiji and has close contacts. When he saw Zabutaiji, he was also very puzzled, and asked:

"How did you get here?"

Zabudaiji shook his head with a wry smile, grabbed Ouyang Xiong's hand, and said helplessly: "Hey! It's hard to put into words! ……”

Li Jiekundu's anxious shout suddenly came from the courtyard: "Zabu Taiji! Zabudaiji! ……”

Zabudaiji was shocked! Whispered, "I'll take a look at ...... first."

Ouyang Xiong and Ao Tuhai both nodded.

Zabutaki came out of the hay house, turned around and carefully closed the door, and walked briskly towards the pergola. When I saw that Li Jiekun was helping Meng He, who was injured, he was taken aback! Quickly stepped forward and grabbed Meng He's arms, and asked eagerly:

"Meng He! What's going on? What's wrong? ”

Meng He, who was extremely tired from enduring the pain, in order to avoid the fixed posts, mobile posts and patrols of the Kokand army, hid his war horse and retinue in the jungle by the Kaidu River far away from Yanqi City.

He walked alone and made a few large circles before approaching the city of Yanqi the previous night, and inquired about the whereabouts of Zabtaiji and the Khan's guards. After that, I went around to the lower reaches of the Kaidu River and found it along the dense forests and reeds along the side of the Kaidu River......

The moment he saw Zabu Taiji, Meng He couldn't support it anymore, and his body went weak and fainted. Everyone hurriedly put him up into the house and put him on the kang......

After some emergency conditioning by Ao Tuhai, Meng He gradually woke up. He grabbed Zabtaiji's arm and said intermittently:

"Off-out-something! ……”

Li Jiekun brought a bowl of water and asked Meng He to drink it first.

"Kokand...... Sneak attack...... Camp...... Kidnapped...... Harton! Meng He used all his strength to tell the important news of this shocking tragedy brought about by his sacrifice.

Zabudaiji and Li Jiekun suddenly felt that they were hit by five thunders, and they were stunned! This is really a shocking thunder in the flat ground, which caught everyone off guard and crashed to the ground!

It was only then that Zabtaiji realized that the purpose of the Kokand people trapping him and the Khan's guards here was to successfully attack the tribal camp and kidnap Jinhua Hatun; Forcing the entire Turghut tribe to bow down to them.

This kind of shameless act that hurts nature and reason is too despicable and dirty...... Then from now on, Turghut and this gang of Agubo thieves will be "incompatible"!

Zabtaiji hurried back to the hay house by the river and opened the door to the hay house. Ao Tuhai also followed in and closed the door with his backhand. The two of them walked quickly through the passage of the hay pile and came to Ouyang Xiong.

Zabudeji said eagerly and resentfully: "Brother, something has happened! The Kokand army has attacked our camp and kidnapped Jinhua Hatun! We have to rush back right away...... Can you come with us? ”

Ouyang Xiong said without thinking: "Let's go!" After speaking, he was about to get up with difficulty, and Ao Tuhai hurriedly came over to help him.

Although Ao Tuhai was worried about Ouyang Xiong's injury, considering that the current Yanqi City was already a hell on earth created by the Kokand invading army, staying here any longer would definitely be discovered by them sooner or later, which was very dangerous! and no longer hindered.

He said, "Wait a minute! He turned around and wrapped a bunch of herbs and birch bark on the ground to stop bleeding, wrapped it in an old cloth, and handed it to Zabtaiji, "Bring all the herbs and birch bark, you have to use it for a few days......

After all, Ouyang Xiong was a battle-hardened soldier, and he suddenly felt that his current actions were a bit hasty. Although I can understand the mood of Zabudaiji and them, who are angry and like arrows at this time, they feel that since the Kokand people have torn their faces and poisoned them, it is impossible to be defenseless against Zabudiji and the Khan's guards. And Zabtaiji and the Khan's Guard, an extremely valuable resistance force, must not make any more big mistakes. He said to Zabudaiji:

"Wait! …… These bandits, since they are capable of doing such a hurtful deed, they should not easily let you and the Khan King's guards go back to the tribe...... We'll have to figure out the route and precautions to take to get back. ”

Zabuteiji also nodded......

After a while, Li Jiekun took two cavalrymen out of the manor and quietly went directly to the two blacksmith shops. Ten days ago, these blacksmith shops were rushing to make "iron thistles" for the Qing army defending the city, but these sharp weapons to block the cavalry did not have time to collect before the city was broken.

After about an hour, Li Jiekun took people back to the manor. Zabtaiji also assembled the Khan's guard.

Zabutaiji was so anxious that he ordered loudly: "Go!" He rushed out of the manor with the team roaring.

Seeing this, the two enemy guards were stunned, did not dare to stop them, and hurriedly hid to the side.

Zabudaiji led the team and quickly advanced according to the newly set return route......

When the team turned around a large jungle at the bay of the Kaidu River, they suddenly found an enemy cavalry patrol in front of them, blocking the way in a line, and the team was forced to stop.

It's really a narrow road! Blocking the way was the patrol led by Kubli, the commander of the Kokand Army, and Nazar, the deputy commander of the Third Army Corps and the commander of the garrison camp stationed in Yanqi.

Kubri was going to take Nazar to inspect the defenses around Yanqi City before returning to Korla. It happened that here and Zabtaiji's team met unexpectedly.

Kuburi urged the horse to come forward and said in a strange voice: "Zabu Taiji! Is this going to go? …… Don't say hello at all. Our noble Great Khan, and we have valuable gifts to give to you! ”

Zabudaiji suppressed the anger in his heart and said sharply: "Thank you for your kindness! We have urgent matters to return to the tribe. I will not accompany you, and there will be a period later! With that, he urged his horse forward and led his team straight towards the enemy cavalry patrol lined up.

The enemy cavalry patrol, frightened, quickly made way of a gap. Zabudaiji and Li Jiekun both led the Khan's guards and instantly rushed through the enemy's first "blockade line".

Seeing that this cavalry team of the Turgut tribe was about to go away, Nazar wanted to wield his sword and command the pursuit! Kubri hurriedly waved his hand to stop him and said:

"No...... No! Don't be impulsive. Did you pay attention to that Zabtaiji's eyes? That look is more fierce than a wolf! They are now a pack of enraged lions, madmen who don't want to die. Our patrols can't stop them at all! ……

"Besides, this shouldn't be a battlefield. Tell General Haigula that the Mongols did not return to the tribe according to the route we expected, and immediately adjust the direction to intercept them! ”

Nazar understood Kuburi's intentions, responded with a response, and immediately urged his horse to report to the commander of the First Army, Haigula......

The cavalry led by Battle, Zhao Tiefeng, and Cao Liman quickly rushed out of the mountain pass of the Barentai Gorge, and was rapidly advancing along the side of the mountain on the right towards the Halmodun tribe camp......

Suddenly, scattered gunshots were heard in the distance on the left, and the team immediately stopped.

Battle immediately raised his binoculars to check the situation. I saw that in the distance, on the grassland on the bank of the Kaidu River, a large number of enemy cavalry were chasing the Khan's guards led by Zabudiji and Li Jiekundu.

"It's the Kokand people who are chasing Zabtaiji and the Khan's guard!" Battle said eagerly, put away the binoculars, and shouted with a wave of his big hand, "Let's go!" "Rushed over quickly with the team......

On the vast grassland on the left bank of the Kaidu River, Zabudiji and Li Jiekun both galloped with the Khan's guards, and the enemy cavalry was in hot pursuit.

Li Jiekundu and several cavalrymen of the Khan's guards drew arrows one after another and turned around to shoot at the enemy troops behind, and the enemy cavalry continued to fall from their horses with arrows......

Because Ouyang Xiong and Meng He were wounded, Zabu Taiji arranged them in the center of the team and protected them and retreated quickly.

Ouyang Xiong had been checking the terrain of the retreat road, and when he saw that the current passage had begun to narrow, he turned around and glanced at the enemy cavalry who were desperately chasing, and felt that he had the most suitable opportunity, and shouted:

"Tribulus terrestris!"

The three cavalrymen beside Li Jiekundu, who were in the right rear of the team, took out the "thistles" prepared in advance from their leather pockets and threw them to the rear...... The enemy cavalry fell in an instant.

The cavalry of the enemy brigade was still in hot pursuit......

Zabudaiji, who was in the left rear of the group, had just swung his sword to cut down an enemy cavalry on the left who had caught up, and the enemy soldier on the right also swung his sword...... He quickly dodged and stabbed the enemy in the ribs, and the enemy fell from his horse.

The enemy continued the pursuit......

After a burst of gunfire, Zabtaiji was shot and fell off his horse...... The Khan's guards immediately halted their advance, turned to the rescue of Zabtaiji, and were confronted by the enemy's cavalry.

"Kill! ......" Battle, Zhao Tiefeng, and Cao Liman, who came to help, arrived with the team, and directly stabbed into the center of the enemy cavalry team, instantly separating the enemy cavalry team into two sections......

Dozens of cavalry on the flanks fired a volley in a rapid march, knocking a dozen enemy soldiers off their horses.

Battle, who rushed to the front, with two Mongolian scimitars in both hands, leaned over and flew left and right in the enemy...... The enemy troops on both sides were slashed by the elusive scimitars one after another, and they fell off their horses!

Zhao Tiefeng and Cao Liman also swung their knives left and right, cutting down all the enemy soldiers on both sides......

Meng He saw Battle, Zhao Tiefeng, and Cao Liman arrive with a large group of reinforcements, and his spirits perked! Immediately forgot about the pain on his body and felt that the opportunity could not be missed.

He left a few cavalry to continue to protect Ouyang Xiong, and he immediately took a few cavalry to return and kill back......

Due to the fierce impact of this cavalry team that suddenly appeared, the enemy cavalry team that pursued and advanced was instantly chaotic and suffered heavy losses! ……

The commander of the enemy's 1st Army Corps, who was directing the pursuit in the back, was shocked when he saw this! Feeling that the pursuit was too hasty and the troops he brought were insufficient, and that he would definitely suffer a loss if he continued to entangle, he waved his hand and ordered the pursuit to be stopped and began to retreat......

On the grass beach, Zabu Taiji, who was shot and fell off the horse, pulled Battle with his left hand and Zhao Tiefeng with his right hand, and said with difficulty:

"Battle, General Zhao, Cao Liman, Ouyang brothers, save - Hatun!"

Battle and everyone nodded firmly......

In the evening, inside the tent of the tribe's camp. The leaders of the five banners directly under the Horde Khan's banner (Cret, Chatten, Barun, Zabsul, and Shaminaer) and the middle, right, and left banners were all present. Everyone is full of righteous indignation and is discussing the plan of action to rescue Jinhua Hatun.

Meng He felt that his health had improved, and he was directing several sergeants to carry a few bags of river sand into the big tent. He specially led people to the sand dunes in the middle of the river to pick them.

Battle, Zhao Tiefeng, and Li Jiekun have all spliced the outer frame of the combat sand table with wooden planks. Meng He's river sand was poured directly into the wooden plank frame, which was just enough.

Everyone hurriedly began to make a simple combat sand table model according to the terrain and landform of dozens of kilometers between the Halmodun tribe camp and Korla City.

Ouyang Xiong sat on a chair with a bleeding green cloth wrapped around his chest, and a Mongolian doctor was treating his wounds. Zabudaiji was lying on his side on a stretcher, while Qiqige and two Mongolian doctors were also stopping the bleeding and disinfecting the wound.

Neither of these two leaders had been hit by a gunshot wound in the vital part, which was a great blessing in disguise!