golden scales

"I sincerely submit to Daming, I don't know what crime has caused the Heavenly Army to be so angry!" Shuo Lei knelt on the ground, his voice was shrill, as if he was really a loyal foreign vassal.His son Babu was stunned and stood there for a moment, until Ma Ming strode forward, and then he woke up, quickly followed him and knelt down, putting his head down and pretending to be loyal.

"You don't need to tell me these words. Whether you are loyal or not is not a matter of your mouth." Ma Ming drew the knife and placed it on Shuo Lei's neck, not minding that the cold of the steel knife made the old man tremble all over.

"Take it away!" Ma Ming waved his big hand, Erlang stepped forward from behind him, pointed these leaders with spears, tied them with ropes, and brought them to see Chang Zhifan.

"They can do whatever they ask, we are loyal to Daming." Shuo Lei told Babu in a low voice.

Babu only thought that his father was trying to hold on, that Da Ming would not kill innocent people.

After all, he has not received the history education of his ancestors.

The Han Dynasty in the Central Plains has always been lenient towards the grassland barbarians. Even a strong court like the Han will eventually accept the tribute from the Huns after they have taught the Xiongnu a lesson, because the Han people are indeed not suitable for living in the grasslands, and they will immigrate the army and the people. Going to the grassland outside the Great Wall is a tyranny that will be labeled as a "faint king".Since these prairie barbarians are like lice on cattle and horses, no matter how they can't be removed, there is only one way: canonize, appease, and live in peace.

This also created a strange cycle between the Han people and the barbarians: when the Han people were strong, the barbarians bowed their heads and surrendered;

Shuo Lei believes in one thing: Ming Dynasty is a big country that flaunts benevolence and righteousness, and will not do such atrocious things.I have three sons in the west.Surrounded by the other two armies of Khalkha.Even if the Ming army here killed himself for meritorious deeds, the pastures and grasslands in the east of Khalkha are still his own, and the generals of the Ming army who did such things without authorization will definitely be severely punished.

The key is to stick to your loyalty and not let go, even if you are presented with evidence, you have to say it is planting and slandering!

"There are still a few Mongols in the city who are stubbornly resisting. Let Babu persuade them to surrender." Chang Zhifan stood at the top of the city, and the leader who knelt on the ground below decided to solve the problems in the city first.

With his father's explanation, Babu naturally did not disobey.Shuo Lei's guards in the city put down their weapons and got a way out.

Sure enough, people outside the city sent people into the city to report because they had killed a Han, but they didn't know.At this time, Shuo Lei had once again stood on Daming's side. "We loyally submit to the Son of Heaven, but you actually killed the people of the Celestial Dynasty!" Shuo Lei stood in front of the murderous Mongols with a stern look: "On the grassland, there is nothing else to say!"

"Great Khan!" the murderer hissed, "My family has been loyal to the Great Khan for generations!"

Shuo Lei slightly turned his head away.

The Ming army on the side has already stabbed a long spear.

Three spears pierced three blood holes in the murderer's body.

The tip of the gun turned quickly and was pulled out again.The spurted blood splashed on Shuo Lei's face and body.

This is a naked insult, but now that his life is in the hands of others, Shuo Lei can't vent his anger even if he has fire.

"In view of the malicious killing of our people by the Mongols this time, all Mongols have to lay down their weapons." Chang Zhifan still stood at the top of the city, watching the trial below the city, and said coldly: "But anyone who disobeys will be shot! "

Babu's head was full of anger and blood, and he wanted to jump out and call on the tribe to kill the Guangming Army.But Shuo Lei is an old fox after all.

The old fox is best at playing dead.

Holding down his son who was about to jump up violently, Shuo Lei bowed to the city and gave an order.For a while, there was a clamor in the Mongolian camp.The Ming army around Shuo Lei quickly took Shuo Lei and Babu back to the city, and closed the heavy gate.

……

"Father Khan and the fifth son were held hostage by the Ming army." Shuo Lei's fourth son, Benba, was stationed in the west, and the dust had settled when he arrived at Hulunbeier Fort.

He also has the cunning blood of Chechen Khan Shuo Lei, but he obeys his father unconditionally, perhaps because he had the experience of becoming a monk when he was young.Accustomed to obeying the guru, one can then obey the father.

"What should we do?" Baoyin asked hastily.

Bemba patted his sheepskin jacket lightly and said: "The best strategy is to take the army back to the Khan. As long as our Chechens become stronger, the Ming people will not kill Father Khan. Once we lose the battle To Ming people, it becomes a little lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

"Now the Ming people want us to lay down our weapons. Otherwise, they will kill Father Khan, but you say let us retreat!" Baoyin was furious.

"My reasoning is very clear, why don't you use your brain?" Bemba continued to persuade his brother: "You see, they only verbally told us to lay down our weapons, but they didn't send anyone out to collect the weapons. Why? ? Because there are too few people in their city!"

"Isn't this the right time to break through this city and save Father Khan!" Baoyin cried out.

"They tied Father Khan to the top of the city, how can you attack the city!" Bemba was quite annoyed at Baoyin.He is also the younger brother, because his father valued Babu more, so Baoyin simply obeyed Babu.However, for Bemba, who has always been aloof from the world, dislikes BMWs and beauties, and likes to read Buddhist scriptures and meditate in his spare time, Baoyin doesn't pay attention to him, and often puts on airs like an older brother.

At this moment, facing such an unreasonable Baoyin, Bemba even felt that Baoyin deliberately played against him for the sake of his brother's face.

"That can't just go away!" Baoyin shouted.

"Go to contact the eldest brother and the second brother, and unite the strength of all the Mongols in Khalkha to fight against the Ming army." Bemba patiently persuaded for the last time: "Now it is no longer a matter of saving father Khan, but the survival of the entire Khalkha. Big deal! Just like when you wrestle with someone, don’t you have to withdraw your hand before you make a move? This is the time to stop.”

Baoyin was a little moved, but insisted: "First put away the tongue you learned from the lama, I will definitely not leave, and I will not lay down my weapons. If the Ming army dares to leave the city, I will make them look good!"

Bemba knew that he could no longer persuade this stubborn bull, so he turned around and walked out.As Shuo Lei's more trusted son, although he can't be an independent small tribe like the elder brother and the second brother.But it also has the power to command 5000 people.In response, Bemba took the army under his command out of the range of Hulunbuir Fort, and escaped just before the Ming army formed an encirclement circle.

At dawn, more than [-] people from the Second Division and the Third Division of the Second Guards Army surrounded the Mongolian camp outside Hulunbuir Fort.Set up formations and set up cannons.The Baoyin Department, which was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and firepower, could only put down bows, arrows, knives and guns, take off the breastplate and declare surrender when Shuo Lei appeared again.

"Brilliant job! Capture the thief first and capture the king, and you really made it happen." Zhu Geng, the commander of the third division, entered Hulunbeier City.Said: "The superior said how to deal with these prisoners of war?"

"What Daming lacks most is people who dig mines." Chang Zhifan looked at the old man and said with a smile, "Wait for the prisoners and trophies to be counted before reporting to the military. How do you feel in the third division?"

The third division was newly established, and the battalions were still in the running-in period, which obviously gave Zhu Geng quite a headache.

Zhu Geng waved his hand.Skipping over this topic, he asked again: "Now it seems that it is unlikely that we will continue westward."

Zhao Wei, who was on the side, came just in time, laughed loudly, and said, "On the contrary, it seems that the date of our army's westward march has been greatly advanced."...

Zhu Geng looked at Zhao Wei. He had only heard that Zhao Xiucai was good at geographical maps, but he didn't know what he was good at in military strategy.

"Having captured Shuo Lei, the Chechen Khan must be obedient. They don't take a break to digest the results of the battle, so they rush west?" Zhu Geng asked.

"Colonel. I have three reasons to make the judgment that we will go west immediately." Zhao Wei pretended to be serious and said: "First, the Chechen Ministry is only a part of the East Khalkha Road. If the Chechen Ministry is attacked, it will undoubtedly make the locals thank you." Tuhan and Zhasak Tuhan are vigilant and hostile. The best way is to hold the Chechen troops hostage and fight them together.

"Second. It has been two months since our army entered the Chechen army. It must also be a spur to the cavalry army and the Qin army. Where are they now? Have they already fought with the other two Khalkha troops? We have all these I don't know, so no matter what, the army will go west. One is to facilitate support, and the other is to put pressure on those two departments." After Zhao Wei finished speaking, his face showed a smug expression.

Chang Zhifan and Zhu Geng nodded slightly, expressing their agreement with this judgment.

"What about the third one?" Seeing that Zhao Wei didn't intend to continue, Zhu Geng asked.

Chang Zhifan also showed suspicion, and didn't like Zhao Wei's trickery.

"Third." Zhao Wei put away his smiling wings and took out an envelope from the inner pocket of his military uniform: "The order sent by the military department just now: Immediately march westward with the whole team and carry out frontal combat against Chechen Khan's headquarters." He paused, and then Said: "The military department is moving with the first division, and it has already rushed to the Onon River."

"The Qing army advances aggressively..." Zhu Geng murmured in a low voice, flicking his cloak: "My department will go to support right now, you slowly collect the prisoners and count the spoils of war."

"Wait!" Chang Zhifan hastily held Zhu Geng back: "Why don't we go without a cup of tea?"

Zhu Geng smiled: "Maybe there is still soup to drink now. If you drink tea at your place, you will not even have soup. By the way, if you are willing to lend me the captive horse, you can also share the broth." oh."

The Ming military code of conduct stipulated the disposal of spoils of war.In the case of combat needs, the military commander can directly decide to use, destroy, and abandon these spoils of war, as well as prisoners of war.Nowadays, in order to rush to support the military headquarters, it is only natural to use some war horses.

Zhu Geng deliberately went to the city to find Chang Zhifan, just for these good Mongolian horses.

"At most three thousand, I still need to use it!" Chang Zhifan sat on the ground and paid back the money.

"Cheer up! I'll order someone to count." Zhu Geng strode away without haggling again.

"Am I being too generous?" Chang Zhifan looked at Zhao Wei with a bit of heartache.

ps: Sweat, I couldn’t update yesterday after all. It’s been a little unstable these days, so I don’t have the face to ask for a monthly pass. Everyone has an airdrop to vote for recommendation~~~!

There is only this update today, and I will go to other places in the afternoon, and the chapters that are owed will be added in the future. (Sweat, it feels like there are too many lice and it doesn't itch.)