Volume 1: The Wind Rises in Tumubao Chapter 40 A Big Fish
Dadada… Dadadada…
The rapid sound of horse hooves, like a gust of wind or raging waves, quickly approached the camp of the Oirat people.
After a round of long-range shots, the Ming army raised the steel knives in their hands , emitting bursts of cold light under the moonlight.
Li Zhen was the first to ride, his eyes bloodshot. He seemed to be flying in the air along with his horse, and roared from deep in his chest: "Kill!"
The soldiers behind him also roared back: "Kill!"
The shouts and cries of killing broke through the sky and pierced the eardrums of the Wala people.
The Oirat people hurriedly threw away their bows and arrows and began to draw their swords, but at this time, the cavalry on the opposite side had already rushed in like a tiger descending from the mountain.
Suddenly, people and horses fell to the ground, and countless people were knocked away.
The Ming army rushed into the enemy camp on horseback like a tiger descending from the mountain, waving their long swords vigorously and killing the panicked Oirat people.
These Wala people suddenly lost all their sleepiness , and were replaced by a feeling of confusion and powerlessness.
After just one encounter, the Ming army directly defeated the opponent's will, and then it was a one-sided killing.
Countless people fell down like wheat being cut.
After several charges, the Wala people were completely in despair.
They fled in all directions, not even trying to resist.
After a bloody massacre, there were countless corpses on the ground.
Many people have already put down their weapons. At this point... they no longer have the will to resist and are begging for mercy. Some are even fleeing on horseback, but they can't help but trample on each other.
After the battle, when the battlefield was being cleaned up, Ha Ming pulled out a man who looked like an officer from the tent. This man could actually speak Chinese.
"Who are you? I am the Right Vice Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty, Zheluo Timur..."
Upon hearing the official title, Li Zhen was stunned and accidentally caught a big fish.
The Right Prime Minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and a deputy at that.
However, in the Yuan Dynasty's organization, left and right prime ministers were quite common, and no one knew whether the prime minister in front of him was just a figurehead or had real power.
Thinking of this, Li Zhen dismounted and asked, "How many people do you have under your command?"
Zheluo Timur looked at Li Zhen fiercely and asked, "Who are you?"
Li Zhen was stunned at first, then he swung the whip and hit him.
"Just answer whatever I ask you. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"Don't...don't hit me in the face, I said!"
There was a blood-red mark on Zhe Luo's face, and he immediately became obedient.
"There are more than five thousand people!"
Li Zhen looked around and asked, "Is that all?"
"Of course not!" Zheluo Timur raised his head and said, "The main force of my men has gone to the front line to deliver food and grass. I advise you to release us immediately. Otherwise, once the main force comes back, you will be killed without a burial place!"
Li Zhen's eyes lit up. After running around in the deep desert for the past few days, he finally found a supply team.
"Keep an eye on him for me. Please keep an eye on him. Wait for me to come back!"
After Li Zhen gave the instructions, he trotted all the way to Zhu Qizhen.
"Your Majesty, we caught a big fish!"
"Oh?" Zhu Qizhen also became interested and asked, "How big is it?"
"This guy said he was some bullshit right deputy prime minister, with more than 5,000 people under him. Most importantly, he was responsible for delivering food and fodder to the front line!"
When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he also became excited.
When it comes to war, food and fodder are usually sent before troops move. However, the Mongols are an exception. They usually do not carry large amounts of food and fodder when they go to war.
Generally speaking, when the Mongolian army went out on an expedition, they would carry a large number of cattle and sheep, and then whenever they arrived at a town they would plunder the local area to replenish the various necessary living resources.
However, this time it took too long for Yesen to gather hundreds of thousands of troops for the expedition. The cattle and sheep they brought with them had long been eaten, and even the looted supplies were exhausted. They could only collect food and fodder from the grassland again and transport them to the front line.
Following the supply team's route, you can find the Wala people's food and forage camp.
Then... give Yesen a surprise!
Not long after, Li Zhen came back and came to Zhe Luo and said, "Lead the way!"
"Ah?" Zhe Luo was a little confused.
Li Zhen had no patience at all. He kicked him out and said coldly, "I asked you to lead the way!"
Zhe Luo struggled to get up, spit out a mouthful of blood, and said: "Why are you..."
Li Zhen swung his whip and hit Zhe Luo, who fell heavily to the ground before he could finish his words.
"No, you..."
Then, I felt a black screen in front of my eyes, and a hand appeared out of thin air.
Snapped!
Zhe Luo spat out a mouthful of blood, in which was a tooth.
"no……"
Seeing the other party draw his sword, Zhe Luo hurriedly said: "Why don't you tell me where to go?"
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, oh, it seems that he didn’t explain it clearly.
It was a bit hasty to make him get beaten up for no reason...
"Take us to your main force!"
Zhe Luo showed a puzzled look in his eyes and said, "My troops are all brave warriors. One can defeat a hundred..."
"lead the way!"
Li Zhen still had a stern expression and was unwilling to say another word.
Zhe Luo didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so he had to act as a guide and lead the troops south.
Because he has experienced it firsthand and firmly believes that if he does not cooperate, he will be beaten badly.
It may even be life-threatening.
The team walked for three days in a row, and looking around, they still saw a vast expanse of desolate land. There was nothing but grassland.
Li Zhen's patience had already run out. He kicked Zhe Luo to the ground again, pulled out a knife and put it against his neck, saying, "How dare you play tricks on me?"
Zhe Luo was almost crying, wailing: "No, it's this road."
"Why haven't you seen anyone yet?"
"It's right in front!"
Li Zhen pressed the knife down, and a trace of blood flowed out from the blade.
"That's what you said yesterday!"
Zhe Luo was terrified, but he didn't dare to move. He said tremblingly: "General, can you put the knife away first?"
Li Zhen's hand lost some strength, and Zhe Luo continued, "I am mainly responsible for collecting food and grass from the tribes in the rear. I haven't walked this escort route for a long time, so I am a little unfamiliar with it. I took a detour yesterday, but I will definitely arrive today."
"Okay," Li Zhen put away the knife and said, "If you don't find it before dark, you won't have a chance."
Zhe Luo looked ahead with lingering fear, trying to identify the direction, and then said, "This way."
At dusk, the sentry in charge of reconnaissance sent back news that five miles ahead, they had discovered the Wala people's food and fodder camp, with a garrison of about 3,000 troops.
Upon hearing the news, Zhe Luo was the most excited, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.
Li Zhen waved his hands, and Ha Ming came over, grabbed Zhe Luo's head with both hands, twisted it hard, and it made a clean and neat click.
Poor right deputy prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty, not only did he serve as a guide, but he also died on the spot.
Li Zhen passed down the order and everyone slowed down their pace and finally arrived near the Wala camp before dark.
This time they were no longer facing ordinary herdsmen, but the regular army of the Oirat.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Zhu Qizhen narrowed his eyes and looked from afar. The size of the defenders was about 3,000 people, and the troops were equal. If they attacked by force, even if they could take them down, it would surely cause heavy casualties. It seemed that they had to think of a way to outsmart them.
